Burlou-Nagy Cristina, Bănică Florin, Jurca Tünde, Vicaș Laura Grațiela, Marian Eleonora, Muresan Mariana Eugenia, Bácskay Ildikó, Kiss Rita, Fehér Pálma, Pallag Annamaria
Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410028 Oradea, Romania.
Plants (Basel). 2022 May 5;11(9):1244. doi: 10.3390/plants11091244.
(L.) Moench (EP)is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant, commonly known as purple coneflower and it belongs to the Asteraceae family. The Echinacea genus is originally from North America, in the United States, and its species are widely distributed throughout. There are nine different species of Echinacea, but only three of them are used as medicinal plants with wide therapeutic uses: (L.) Moench, (Nutt.) Nutt. and DC. Several significant groups of bioactive compounds with pharmacological activities have been isolated from Echinacea species. Numerous beneficial effects have been demonstrated about these compounds. The immunomodulatory effect was initially demonstrated, but over time other effects have also been highlighted. The present review gives a comprehensive summary of the chemical constituents, bioactive compounds, biological effects and therapeutical uses of purple coneflower. Research shows that such a well-known and recognized species needs to be further studied to obtain efficient products with a guarantee of the safety.
紫松果菊（学名：Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench (EP)）是一种多年生草本开花植物，通常被称为紫锥花，属于菊科。紫锥菊属原产于北美洲的美国，其物种广泛分布于美国各地。紫锥菊属有九个不同的物种，但其中只有三种被用作具有广泛治疗用途的药用植物：紫松果菊（Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench）、狭叶紫锥菊（Echinacea angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.）和淡紫松果菊（Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.）。已经从紫锥菊属植物中分离出几类具有药理活性的重要生物活性化合物。关于这些化合物已经证明了许多有益的作用。最初证明了其免疫调节作用，但随着时间的推移，其他作用也得到了突出。本综述对紫锥花的化学成分、生物活性化合物、生物学效应和治疗用途进行了全面总结。研究表明，这样一个广为人知且公认的物种需要进一步研究，以获得有安全保证的高效产品。
